Body signals visuals - Interoception visuals - Social and emotional learning

Are you looking for engaging, purposeful and comprehensive visuals to support students to identify body signals / sensations and link them to feelings and emotions? These Interoception visuals are a fantastic addition to your tool box to support your social and emotional learning lessons! It features 104 different body signals to use in the classroom or therapy room. 

These engaging interoception visuals help people of any age to tune into their own body signals and build their vocabulary to describe these signals. Being able to identify and then link body signals to feelings and emotions is a critical step for emotional regulation. Recognising and managing body signals helps build resilience to support people of all ages.

I use these interoception visuals all the time!

Here are some ideas for on how to use:

• Pick cards out to describe what happens in your body when you feel happy, tired, sad, worried, angry, or hungry etc.    
• Use in body mapping activities to help build students body signals vocabulary.
• Use with interoception activity cards or body experiments to support interoception awareness. 
• Use before & after brain brakes. For example, you may run yoga in a session as a brain break. Use the visuals before yoga moves to tune into different body sensations (maybe their brain might feel ‘jumbled’). Then after completing the brain break use signals to help support students to identify how their body has changed (maybe their brain might now feel ‘focused’).   
• Use with Body sensations / interoception activity cards. Complete body signal activity and then use visuals to support students to describe how their bodies are feeling. 

104 different body signals / sensations are provided for the following body areas:

1. Hands 
2. Feet 
3. Skin 
4. Cheeks
5. Eyes 
6. Ears
7. Nose
8. Mouth
9. Throat
10. Brain
11. Muscles
12. Lungs
13. Heart (two versions of heart are provided for you to choose from. Version 1:'love heart' & Version 2: 'anatomical heart'. 
14. Stomach
15. Bladder
16. Voice

See the preview for a closer look! 

What's included:

• 104 different body signals / sensations (pdf)
• Editable blank visuals have also been provided (editable pdf)
• 2 versions of body signals / sensations are provided: Version 1:  Individual PDF files for each signal / sensation (157 pages) (pdf)
• Version 2:  Body signals sorted into each body areas (e.g. skin, heart, lungs, etc.) (16 pages) (pdf)

Please note all visuals are in colour with white backgrounds

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Disclaimer

These activities are intended for general use. This activity is not intended to replace the advice of a physician or occupational therapist. Information provided should not be used for diagnostic or training purposes. If you require specific support contact your physician or OT. Stop any activity if you are unsure about a child’s reaction or ability.

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Questions

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